Kaitlyn Edwards, a probationary police officer who was in attendance at an after-hours club Downtown in which two men were shot to death last month,
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Category: Civil Service
Personnel Director First, Then National Search For Police Chief
Mayor Joe Ganim has decided to pursue a search for a permanent director of personnel currently occupied on an acting basis by Eric Amado who’s
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Calling All Actors–What First, Permanent Personnel Director Or Durable Police Chief?
Bridgeport has more actors than Hollywood. What should come first, a permanent personnel director to conduct a search for a permanent police chief, or authorize
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Dunn Sentenced To Four Months In Prison For Scheme Aiding Perez In Top Cop Test
Asserting the acts of his co-conspirator AJ Perez were far more “egregious” U.S. District Judge Kari Dooley on Tuesday sentenced former Personnel Director David Dunn
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Paging The City Council–What The City Charter Regulates About Police Chief Selection
Three months ago Mayor Joe Ganim appointed Rebeca Garcia as the first female to lead the Police Department after AJ Perez resigned following his federal
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Meet Eric Amado, Personnel And Labor Relations Director
Eric Amado is doing double duty these days as Bridgeport’s personnel director and chief of labor relations. He has been a city employee since September
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“Lame-Duck” Appointment Ordinance On City Council Agenda
Historically one of the shortest meetings of the year, the City Council will meet Monday on the eve of election day to refer a number
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Newton Urges Merit System Hiring During Lame-Duck Mayoral Period
Shortly after he was elected mayor in 1933, Socialist Jasper McLevy implemented a campaign promise to limit the spoils system of hiring municipal employees. Basically
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